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Statement that appears arguments

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Fallacies

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Types of Fallacies

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Argumentum ad Hominem (Attacking the Person)
Argumentum as Baculum (Appeal to Force)
Argumentum ad Misericordiam (Appeak to Pity)
Appeal to People/Bandwagon
Petitio Principii (Begging the Questions or circular argument)
False Cause (Post Hoc ergo Propter hoc)
Slippery Slope Fallacy
Fallacy of Equivocation
Fallacy of Composition

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Homo means

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Men

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Hitting the person below the belt instead of focusing on the issue

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Argumentum ad Hominem
(Attacking the Person)

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Barculum means

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Scepter or Stick

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A person uses threat or force to advance an argument

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Argumentum ad Baculum
(Appeal to Force)

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Misecrodiam means

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Pity or compassion

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Using emotions such as pity or sympathy

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Argumentum ad Misericordiam
(Appeal to Pity)

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TV commercials are guilty of this argument and the idea is presented acceptable

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Appeal to People/Bandwagon

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After this ,therefore because of this

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Post Hoc ergo Propter hoc

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If an argument takes a Minor event turns into a major catastrophy

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Slippery Slope Fallacy

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Several meanings of words or phrase

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Fallacy of Equivocation

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Error that assuming that what is True of members of a group is true from the group as whole

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Fallacy of Composition

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How do you present your reasons or arguments?

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Logic and Fallacies

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Assuming that what is true to the whole is true for its part.

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Fallacy pf Division

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is a logical fallacy where the conclusion of the argument which is equivalent to the conclusion of the argument.

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Petitio Principii

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The phrase expresses the logical fallacy of assuming that one thing caused another merely because the first thing preceded the other.

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Post hoc ergo Propter hoc

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is a proposition one offers in support of a conclusion.

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Premise

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is a statement about the world or reality and these propositions may or may not carry truth.

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Proposition

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News on the internet and social media sites often relies on sensational headlines which often twist and distort the truth.

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Inquire and Discover

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Are statements that that provide reasons to convince the reader or listener that a claim or opinion is truthful.

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Argument

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Are statements that assume the claim to be true and provide reasons to support them.

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Explanation

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Is a judgment based on a certain facts

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Conclusion

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Statements that express convictions that are not easily and clearly explained by facts.

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Beliefs

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What is truth and why is it important?
Knowledge Facts Claims
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These are statements which need to be examined to determine wether they are true or false.
Claims
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These are statements which are observed to be real or truthful.
Facts
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is the clear awareness and understanding of something
Knowledge
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Comprised of stament which not only give facths but also provides conclusions or perspetives regarding certains situations. are often influenced by bias.
Opinions
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That a belief is true if it can be justified or proven through use of senses. A belief or statement is true if it is based on facts. Getting consensus or having people agree on common belief.
Perspective of Truth
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Philia means
Love
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Sophia means
Wisdom
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“ Attempting to find out”
Philosopher
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“those who know”
Sage
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was said to be the first man to call himself a philosopher.
Pythagoras
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The unexamined life is not woth living for
Socrates Athens street-corner philosopher
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is a form of cooperative argumentative dialogue between individuals.
Elenchus
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An Aristocrat man with plenty of money and superb psysique.
Plato The philosopher who would be a king
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Athens street-corner philosopher
Socrates
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The philosopher who would be a king
Plato
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He wrote the famous ____ about utopian image of an ideal society that ideally run by philosopher
Treatise
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Very well paid tutor of Alexander the Great--the highest paid philosopher in the history. This great thinker was called “peripatetic philosopher”
Aristotle The long walk to Golden mean
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The long walk to Golden mean
Aristotle
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He was called as the one of the seven sages of Greece. He believed that the world is composed of different forms if water.
Thales of Miletus
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It is made of air in the various forms
Anaximines
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For him, change is a permanent aspect of human condition as he was credited with the saying, “ No man ever steps in the same river twice”.
Heraclitus
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He was among the first to propose the matter is composed of tiny particles called atoms.
Democritus
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He was known as the advocate of living of simple and virtuous life. One should not only talk of virtue but should show it in words and actions.
Diogenes of Sinope
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He believed that philosophy could enable man to live of life of happiness. His views gave rise to his believes that wisdom and simple living will result in a life free of fear and pain.
Epicurus
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He believed that everything exists is permamnent, indestructible, and unchanging.
Parmenides
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He believed that there are four (4) basic elements connected to our existence. These are earth, air fire, and water.
Empedocles
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Summarized his view in the Latin slogan ‘esse est percipi’ which means ‘to exist is to perceive’
George Berkeley
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a Chinese Genera, military strategist, writer and a philosopher. He was credited as the author of Art of War, an influential work of military strategy that has affected eastern and western philosophy and military thinking.
Sun Tzu
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An ancient philosopher and writer. He is the reputed author of the Tao te Teng, the founder of Philosophcal Taosim, and deity of the religious Taoism and Traditional Chinese Religion.
Lao Tzu
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A Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autum Period. The Philosophy of Confucius, emphasize personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity
Confucius
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(from the Greek word ‘logike’ which means word) Logic is centered in the analysis and construction of arguments.
Logic
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Logike means
Word
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It is the study of reality or what is real
Metaphysics
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It is the study of knowledge and what we can know
Epistemology
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(ethos “custom” or “habit”) It is a study of moral virtue and evaluates human action.
Ethics
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Ethos means
Custom or habit
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Derives from the greek word ‘aisthetikos’ meaning ‘of sense of perception’is the science of the beautiful in its various manifestations—including the sublime, comic, tragic, pathetic, and ugly.
Aesthetic
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Karl Jaspers saw the need to philosophize because of
Experience
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Rene Descartes traced man’s need to philosophize to his sense of
Doubt
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Plato traced man’s need to philosophize to his sense of
Wonder
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How do we characterize the study of philosophy
As discipline As an analysis of framework As an examination of knowledge
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is a distinct area of knowledge with its own goals, concerns and ways of doing things. (Branches of Philosophy)
As an discipline
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- A framework is defined as a way of thinking about the world and composed of the views and beliefs of a person.
As an analysis of framework
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- The central principle in philosophy is examination and questioning in areas of sciences. (Religion, Political, and history)
As an examination of knowledge
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requires a person to be willing to examine one’s thought, feelings, and actions and to learn more about one’s life experiences.
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